Michigan (Ross) vs. USC (Marshall) vs. NYU (Stern) vs. BC (Carroll)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Michigan (Ross) vs. USC (Marshall) vs. NYU (Stern) vs. BC (Carroll) </p>

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<p>I am trying to decide between University Of Michigan-Ross School of Business, New York University-Stern School of Business, University of Southern California-Marshall School of Business, and Boston College-Carroll School of Management. I am accepted into all of these undergraduate business programs. For a specific major, I am undecided. I am from outside of Los angeles, so USC is the convenient choice for the high school transition, but lacks the undergrad b-school prestige of the other schools. The cost is not an issue because it is about the same at every school. Please give me help on where to choose, taking into account business school opportunities, quality of life, recruitment, grad school admissions, etc. AS well as overall university experience.</p>

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<p>Stern is the best. It is in NYC and so there is easy access to internship on Wall St.</p>

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<p>I know they are the best for finance, and financial Wall St. Jobs. But business as a general practice is what I am more leaning towards because I’m not quite sure of my specific major. I’ve heard that NYU stern gives all of its attention and effort to finance majors and doesnt care about the others as much. i.e. marketing, management, etc.</p>

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<p>Michigan is the highest ranked by BusinessWeek which is the US News equivalent for ranking business schools.</p>

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<p>USNWR already ranks business schools!</p>

<p>The Businessweek rankings are not well regarded for its unconventional high ranking of lesser schools. Few have even heard of Mendoza, the supposed “top” business school in the nation. -.-</p>

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<p>Notre Dame’s Mendoza business school is very vey highly regarded for undergraduate business.</p>

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<p>Businessweek takes into account many arbitrary factors making the rankings not very useful. US News is the most widely used and accepted business school rankings. </p>

<p>I would personally rank those schools:</p>

<p>Michigan
NYU
USC
Boston College</p>

<p>But there’s a lot more to look at than just academic quality…</p>

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<p>Stern is not better than Ross in any way, even when it comes to finding internships and full-time jobs on Wall Street. The two are excellent in this regard. For some very suspicious reason, Stern never releases exact placement figures. It is the only top BBA program not to do so. Ross does release such figures and they clearly show many students taking internships and full time jobs at many Wall Street firms.</p>

<p>I would focus on fit and on future plans. If the OP intends on living in California after graduation, I think USC is his best bet. If the OP wishes to live on the East Coast, Ross and Stern are his two top choices, and the two schools are so different that choosing between them is relatively easy.</p>

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<p>Not to veer off the OP’s original question, but where do y’all think UT-Austin ranks in regard to these schools?</p>

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<p>“If the OP intends on living in California after graduation, I think USC is his best bet.”</p>

<p>Not necessarily Alexandre. Ross has national prestige, even in California. Business and law are prestige driven, especially for the top jobs. For example, I know a law partner from the bay area who travels to Michigan almost every year to recruit graduates of the law school.</p>

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<p>STERN, hands down</p>

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<p>@Alexandre, I was pre-admitted to Ross, and one of the big reasons I am still considering Stern right now is the NYC factor. Where are Ross kids doing their internships? I’m thinking most of these firms are in NYC right? How many (roughly) go to NYC each year to do internships? Sorry if these questions seem stupid, I’m just trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds.</p>

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<p>Ross publishes a very detailed report annually that gives accurate details on where undergrads get their internships and full time jobs. For example, last year, the follow number of students took internships in the following firms:</p>

<p>JP Morgan 14
Citigroup 12
Credit Suisse 8
Bank of America 6
Barclays 5
UBS 5
Deutsche 3
Goldman Sachs 3
Moelis 3
Bain 1
McKinsey 1</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/pdf/EmploymentProfile2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/pdf/EmploymentProfile2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>That’s over 60 Ross internships, and Ross is a relatively small program (roughly half the size of Stern). Overall, over 40% of Ross internships are in the Northeast, the majority of which are in NYC. Keep in mind that Ross is not like Wharton or Stern. At Ross, only half of the students are interested in IBanking or Consulting. The rest are interested in working for industry and would rather stay close to home (the Midwest) or hear for warmer climates (California and the South). Competition for Wall Street jobs is not that stiff and most qualified students are placed.</p>

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<p>If you want to live in LA after college then USC, its going to have the edge in Southern California. </p>

<p>If you’re not geographically bound I’d say Ross/Stern will place equally, both more nationally than USC. But I’d give a huge edge to Ross in terms of overall quality of life. I think Stern students tend to cope with a lack of a campus life by justifying the NYC-value in job placement. Ross students have the time of their life and get the same jobs anyway.</p>